Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: One year full-time; two years part-time
Our MRes Health and Care Research course is for health and care professionals. Join the course to develop research knowledge and experience to advance your career. Studentships are available for this course funded by the NIHR INSIGHT programme.
Why study this course?
The MRes Health and Care Research course provides an excellent foundation in health and care research. It will enable you to understand the nature of research evidence and its application for informing practice and policy. It provides formal training in research methods and practice-based experience of managing and delivering research that aligns to contemporary research needs and priorities. The course is suitable for registered healthcare, social work, and public health professionals from any workplace setting who wish to advance their research knowledge and skills and want to conduct a research project that could result in a publication
You'll have:
A Bachelors honours degree of 2:1 or above (or equivalent if it is a non-UK degree) in a relevant subject. If you don't have a degree but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/or equivalent qualifications, we would consider you on an individual basis.
In addition:
Before you start your course, you'll be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
There are a broad range of careers available to registered healthcare, social work and public health professionals that will use the research knowledge and skills developed as part of this course. Within health and care organisations and the related health sector, there are career opportunities in research delivery supporting and leading high quality research within the NHS and industry, in academic research to address contemporary health and care challenges and/or to incorporate research within professional practice as part of a portfolio career. Our MRes also provides a route to further career development awards provided by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The below information is indicative of the structure and content for this new course, and is still subject to final UWE Bristol approval. The approved details will be published here as soon as possible.
Extended Research Project
Preparation for Health and Care Research
Qualitative Health and Care Research
Quantitative Health and Care Research
Research Practice Placement 1
Research Practice Placement 2.
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